Thierry Hilleriteau Le Figaro
EXCLUSIVE LETTER SUBSCRIBERS – In Savior of the world, Philippe Pierlot and his Ricercar Consort unearth eight cantatas by Buxtehude, ideal for eloquence in this Holy Week. And remember how much this decisive composer for Johann Sebastian Bach, far too rare in concert, deserves to be rediscovered!
Dear subscribers,
The very special period represented by Holy Week and the approach of the Easter weekend, for believers as well as for simple music lovers passionate about baroque music, requires the late publication of this letter. While Passions et Lessons of Darkness flourish as usual, in churches and concert halls (less, however, than a few years ago, perhaps under the effect of a crisis which has not yet allowed the classical world to reconnect with its public in its greatest diversity), I wanted to share with you the imperative need to rediscover as widely as possible the sacred music of Dietrich Buxtehude.
Because if the name of this prolific German baroque organist, gambist and composer, of Danish descent, is well known to lovers of Johann Sebastian Bachthanks in particular to the famous episode of the “pilgrimage to Luebeck», his music unfortunately remains far too little played for my taste. Most of the time reduced to a single masterpiece…
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